Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 21% Approve 79% Disapprove |
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 26% Approve 74% Disapprove |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Male illegal, female uncertain Since 2016 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1980 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1980 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1980 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
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